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Comment by polotics

8 hours ago

I think it is very relevant, because no brute-forcing is involved in this solution.

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nutjob2  7 hours ago

That's not true, the 'brute force' part is searching for a shortcut that works.

  • numpy-thagoras  5 hours ago

    The brute force got reduced down to fast heuristics, like Arthur Benjamin's Mathemagics.

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